what's Neo Tokyo Citizens?
The Neo Tokyo Citizens is a prominent NFT collection and gamified ecosystem built on blockchain technology, centered around a cyberpunk-inspired universe known as The Citadel. Citizens are unique NFTs representing community members or characters within this lore-rich world, enabling holders to participate in exclusive investments, partnerships, and gaming integrations. The ecosystem features mechanics like auction-based burns for scarcity, staking with $BYTES token for rewards, and cross-chain liquidity to support decentralized finance activities. Key elements include community-driven tools, IP collaborations with games like ChronoForge and QORPO World, and platforms such as Citizen Capital for IDO investments. Holders gain access to traits-based perks, such as pet companions or armor sets in partner games, fostering a vibrant, interactive environment where NFTs evolve through events, AMAs, and wiki resources maintained by the community.
Neo Tokyo Citizens hosts watch party for Chronicles Ep 1 premiere in Discord Mar 22.
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Hosting a watch party for Neo Tokyo Chronicles Episode 1 world premiere in The Citadel Discord on 2026-03-22 at 3PM EST.
Distributed 80% of monthly $BYTES allocation to NT Arcade raffle winners in the first month of operation.
Suspended the IRS intern feature after approximately 15 citizens were incorrectly downgraded due to appeals filed by non-token holders, with metadata being restored to original state.
Tax payments feature goes live on March 3, 2026 at 00:00 GMT.
Reached floor price of 0.055 ETH, up from 0.015 ETH, with 120 sweeps in one hour.
Game starts on 2026-03-03.
USDC/BYTES liquidity pool launched on Supernova DEX
Mementos holders can send 1 Memento to receive 3 Citizens during a 24-hour window starting on 2026-02-23.
Schedules mint event for 2026-02-24 at 11AM ET with three phases, public minting at 0.0169 ETH per citizen for 6969 total citizens, public mint opens 2026-02-25 at 01:00 UTC. Reached 105 Citizens minted as of February 25, 2026, comprising 26 Bureaucrats, 13 Wealthy, and 66 Commoners, with current supply at 6,969 NFTs.
Partnered with GamingOnAvax to launch an official Neo Tokyo x AVAX esports jersey, available for purchase starting December 19, 2025 at 1PM EST.
Partnership with FlawgamingHQ announced for a $9,500 prize pool gaming tournament on playoffthegrid scheduled for December 19th at 19:00 CET.
ShibuyaMall launches Cyber Week event with 10% $BYTES burn, having burned 50,000 $BYTES since the first ID Auction.
Integration with MagmaStaking brings liquid staking yield infrastructure to Curvance, supporting gMON for lending, borrowing, and looping with continued Bytes rewards.
Partnership with Bean Exchange (DLMM DEX on Monad) announced, featuring integration with Curvance money markets that allows users to earn $BYTES through Curvance's incentive points program.
Offers LizLabs NFT holders 6 weeks of waived $BYTES entry fees for full gaming platform access and weekly Web3 game competitions; implemented Chainlink VRF for the NT Arcade raffle system.
Partnership announced with FlawgamingHQ for joint esports expansion, building on FlawgamingHQ's competitive gaming takeover success.
Gaming industry veteran and Ubisoft-acquired studio founder joins as Citizen, expanding Web3 gaming expertise.
Two WolvesDAO events planned at Gamescom in partnership with OpenSea and Polygon.
New gaming asset (Neo Raptor) available through free Daemon claim for Citizens, featuring unique evolution path and signature move Cybernetic Frenzy.
Launched auction/burn mechanism burning floored NFTs, reminting as 'Evaders' on a separate contract, and introduced Raffles to the weekly S1 ID system as a burn mechanism, both reducing main collection supply. Achieved $1M+ cross-chain liquidity.
Confirmed participation in Gamescom gaming trade fair.
Active S1 and S2 holders eligible for BlackholeDex airdrop, claiming opens 2 days post-TGE.
Security breach exposed token liquidity risk due to phished developer access to legacy contracts. Remediation implemented via hostage smart contract.
Strategic partnership with Rengō provides access to network of 350+ VCs, KOLs, and launchpads for enhanced funding and visibility opportunities.
$5000 tournament collaboration with My Pet Hooligan scheduled for May 3rd at 4PM ET.
Positioned as central hub for gaming investments and projects. Offers access to seeds/fair launches, alpha and early access. Gaming narrative expected to peak in 2025.